Raffles and Appreciation

It's peak season at Amazon. You may have heard....Cyber Monday is just a few hours away.

Amazon has several different things happening to motivate workers to show up, work hard, and put in extra time. Most of these are in the form of raffles. A couple times per week there will be a "power hour" where there is some goal for us to reach as a team and if we do, we all get a raffle ticket.

Chris and I got our first tickets and eagerly went to peruse our options.

A 50" TV---where would we put it? I know...your house.
Playstation---nope
Airline and hotel vouchers----maybe, but we live on the road.
Kindle---all set there.
Camera----doesn't everyone just take pictures w/their phone?
KitchenAide Stand Mixer---we barely have room for a couple whisks.
Bose Sounds system---got one. 

Which leads to (by default) the one item that we are attempting to win

Beats Headphones By Dr. Dre 


So far, I think our tickets are the only ones in the box.

Which leads to a nice story about raffle tickets and appreciation.

A very nice man named Greg is our manager. I'm not sure of his official title, but he seems to be pretty high up the food chain. He's in his early-mid 30s and a very nice guy. We both enjoy talking to him, though we know he's very busy.

The other night, Greg sought us each out while we were stowing and gave us each another raffle ticket to show his appreciation for our hard work and good attitudes.

Totally made my day (night). Chris too. It's not so much about the raffle ticket (though we now have four in for the Beats...) but the fact that he acknowledged our efforts.

P.S. We are far from the best stowers, but we might be the most fun.